Washington: President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration on Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted. Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to...
Seoul: North Korea performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months Wednesday, days before US President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea. South Korea's military detected multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles launched from an area south of Pyongyang,...
Patna: Since the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, various enforcement agencies have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and other contraband worth Rs 71.57 crore, according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday (October...
Kiryat Gat (Israel): US Vice President JD Vance Tuesday visited a newly opened centre in Israel for civilian and military cooperation that he called central to keeping the US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza on track. Vance, who visited with top US envoys, said the fragile...
Washington: Plans are on hold for President Donald Trump to sit down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to talk about resolving the war in Ukraine, according to a US official. The meeting had been announced last week. It was supposed to take place in Budapest,...
Kabul/New Delhi: India Tuesday announced that it has restored the status of its Technical Mission in Kabul to that of Embassy of India in Afghanistan with immediate effect. The decision, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, underscores India's resolve to deepen its bilateral engagement...
New Delhi: Anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal has floated a tender to procure seven luxurious BMW cars, collectively worth around Rs 5 crore. The Lokpal at present has seven members, including a chairman and six members, against its sanctioned strength of eight. The Lokpal of India invites...
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a building near gate number 31 of the Rashtrapati Bhawan Tuesday afternoon, prompting authorities to rush five fire tenders, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. A call regarding the fire breaking out in domestic articles on the...
Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday that the US commands “great respect” from Beijing and that he will reach a “fantastic deal” with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet soon. Trump's remarks come after Beijing infuriated him by expanding export controls on...
New Delhi: China has alleged that certain conditions in India's Production Linked Incentive schemes for advanced chemistry cell battery, automobiles and the policy to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles violate global trade rules, and has filed a complaint against these measures at the WTO....
By Dilip Cherian The IndiGo incident has once again reminded us of something we often overlook: India operates one...
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At a crucial juncture when US President Donald Trump seems to be too eager to make Ukraine a sacrificial...
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He has already earned the sobriquet of Nelson Mandela of the Arab world. Like the crusader against apartheid, he has...
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Tens of thousands of Indians had a harrowing experience last week as air travel virtually came to a grinding halt...
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